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the big question is what exactly would iraq want u.s. troops to do? perhaps participate in counterterrorism measures or some other kind of role for them? and really iraq is wait for the political leaders to make up their mind. they have to figure out that and finish establishing the cabinet and figuring out who's in charge of the defense and interior min cities down here and once the decisions are made, it would be decided on whether or not they want u.s. troops to stay. the white house is open to entertaining that kind of request, but the iraqis have to make it first. >> ed, how long have you been over there right now? >> reporter: i'm coming up on two weeks. having been here. and yeah, about two weeks. >> how -- how do you and also contractors and troops there, how is it dealing with the violence? do you get the sense from talking with others maybe that have been there a little bit longer if this is just sort of normal everyday -- this is what occurs or what do you get the sense of over there as to the violence level right now? >> reporter: sure, i
the big question is what exactly would iraq want u.s. troops to do? perhaps participate in counterterrorism measures or some other kind of role for them? and really iraq is wait for the political leaders to make up their mind. they have to figure out that and finish establishing the cabinet and figuring out who's in charge of the defense and interior min cities down here and once the decisions are made, it would be decided on whether or not they want u.s. troops to stay. the white house is open...
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this is the big daddy of them all. tens of thousands of people that are expected to be down here for the big fourth of july celebration. the public access to the national mall itself is going to start at about 10:00 a.m. so that is what folks can start filtering down near and getting your favorite spot down here on the national mall. the u.s. park service, they are saying, please, do not drive down here. they are asking people to take metro to get down here. they think that will be your best bet. here is some information you need to know about metro itself. it is going to be open from 7:00 a.m. to midnight. the smithsonian metro stop, that one is actually going to be closed but will reopen for entry only after the fireworks. they can try to get people oust here as quickly as possible. they will be running six and eight-car trains and for safety measures, many of the escalators will be off. people need to keep that in mind. you will be walking coming in and out of the metro stop. here is what you need to know to bring o
this is the big daddy of them all. tens of thousands of people that are expected to be down here for the big fourth of july celebration. the public access to the national mall itself is going to start at about 10:00 a.m. so that is what folks can start filtering down near and getting your favorite spot down here on the national mall. the u.s. park service, they are saying, please, do not drive down here. they are asking people to take metro to get down here. they think that will be your best...
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this morning several metro committees are meeting to discuss big changes. >> including a decision on putting the dulles station above or below ground and talking about ideas for new rail cars and possibly changing some names. sarah simmons is live at the foggy bottom station. >> reporter: there is several on the agenda for several different committees talking about different issues. one is escalators and elevators. there is a lot of complaints from riders. where we are here, they have been working on an escalator replacement program for some time. we have seen workers here this morning. part of what they will be talking about, one of the committees, a plan to increase the on time preventative maintenance because there has been a large increase in maintenance and service calls. metro is getting feedback from rider focus groups on the design of the new 7,000 series rail cars. the first ones are set to arrive next year for the silver line to dulles airport. now, along with that, they will be talking about the naming rights of the new stops on the line. there was talk at one point of sel
this morning several metro committees are meeting to discuss big changes. >> including a decision on putting the dulles station above or below ground and talking about ideas for new rail cars and possibly changing some names. sarah simmons is live at the foggy bottom station. >> reporter: there is several on the agenda for several different committees talking about different issues. one is escalators and elevators. there is a lot of complaints from riders. where we are here, they...
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obama's first ever twitter town hall meeting and the president calls on congress to do something big about the nation's crushing debt. this as he is taking a new personal stake in the ongoing partisan battle. >>> in just a couple of weeks, the u.s. will receive its debt limit. >> tom fitzgerald reports both sides still have major hurdles to overcome. >> reporter: in a surprise appearance tuesday afternoon at the white house, president obama said he would personally take over the negotiations on raising the debt ceiling as time begins to run out. >> we need to come together over the next two weeks to reach a deal that reduces the deficit and upholds the full faith and credit of the united states government. >> reporter: the u.s. reached its $14.3 trillion debt limit in may. the white house warns congress has it raise that ceiling by july # 2nd or the u.s. could default on its loans on august 2nd. republicans say the rush isn't necessary. >> nobody is going to have time to read it or consider the implications of it and he is going to say you have to pass it or the econo
obama's first ever twitter town hall meeting and the president calls on congress to do something big about the nation's crushing debt. this as he is taking a new personal stake in the ongoing partisan battle. >>> in just a couple of weeks, the u.s. will receive its debt limit. >> tom fitzgerald reports both sides still have major hurdles to overcome. >> reporter: in a surprise appearance tuesday afternoon at the white house, president obama said he would...
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you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. >>> making headlines, closing arguments could begin tomorrow in the casey anthony murder trial. she did not take the stand ads her lawyers rested in the case. right after that, the prosecution began calling rebuttal witnesses. casey faces the death penalty if convicted of first degree murderer in the case. >>> former boston mob boss james whitey bulger has been assigned a public defender. he requested one saying he couldn't afford to pay. he was arrested in california last week after 16 years on the run. he had $800,000 in cash but that money and all his assets have been seized. he is charged with participating in 19 murders. >>> the fbi now investigating a security breac
you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. >>> making headlines, closing arguments could begin tomorrow in the casey anthony...
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i'm robin sue joss and my website is big red kitchen. i do believe in standards. cascade gel was a disappointment because you have dried on food stains. but when i took the finish challenge i realized, i don't need to settle. i like to make roast beef and it leaves a lot of baked on grease. so i threw it in the dishwasher, i did not pre-rinse. but when i open the dishwasher, everything was very shiny and no more gunk left on my dishes. i used to use cascade now i use finish quantum. take the finish challenge for yourself. if you don't see a difference, it's free. >>> at the national mall, there was music for every taste at the capital 4th, even steve martin. was that little richard? >> yeah, it was. >> that was little richard up there. there were elvis and johnny cash impersonators. that is jordi nu. sparks from american idol. she was there singing and entertaining the crowd. little richard. >> steve martin playing the banjo. >> he is on tour doing that right now. >> is he? >> yeah, i watched part of that. >> this has pushed off it the east and the south during th
i'm robin sue joss and my website is big red kitchen. i do believe in standards. cascade gel was a disappointment because you have dried on food stains. but when i took the finish challenge i realized, i don't need to settle. i like to make roast beef and it leaves a lot of baked on grease. so i threw it in the dishwasher, i did not pre-rinse. but when i open the dishwasher, everything was very shiny and no more gunk left on my dishes. i used to use cascade now i use finish quantum. take the...